Fresh Strawberry Pie
I know I’ve brought you an awful lot of sweets lately and some of you may be wondering where my family puts all of these desserts! I can answer that question simply enough, we put them elsewhere! Usually, when I make a dessert, we’ll take out two pieces of it. The prettiest gets photographed and then eaten by the male parental unit and the second one gets halved by the kiddies. After that, everyone knows Mama has more desserts to make within a few days so we give the rest away to neighbors, school staff, friends, or family.
I generally try to make something sweet on Saturday or Sunday because Sunday night a group of moms meets at our local Starbucks and this presents a GREAT opportunity to pawn off goodies! The remainder of this strawberry pie will be accompanying me tonight 
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I go through phases in my posting. Sometimes I get on a casserole or main dish kick, sometimes I get on a roll with sweets. I’ve found that I’m happiest when I just allow myself to post whatever I’m in the mood to write about as this helps me to keep having fun with things rather than get burned out. Seeing as how this is going to be an incredibly busy week (meetings at school, dentist and doctor appointments with two kids, deadlines, etc) I was really just in the mood to post this pretty pie – so here ya go!
If any of you have ever had the strawberry pie at Shoney’s or Big Boy restaurants, this is likely looking pretty darn familiar. As well it should because it is very similar to that pie - only better. Using my quick and easy mix in the pan pie crust, you can throw together this gorgemous pie quick as a wink! This would be a beautiful dessert on any table – especially at family gatherings such as Easter, reunions, Mother’s day, or cook outs!
You’ll need: Fresh strawberries, strawberry gelatin powder, cornstarch, and sugar.
You’ll also need a cooked and cooled crust. You can purchase one ready made or make my mix in the pan pie crust, which is what I did. It works out wonderfully with this pie! I wanted a bit thicker crust so I made a recipe and a half and then had room to play with it a bit at the top edges and make it prettier
Note: Do NOT use sugar free gelatin for this. I accidentally placed the wrong box in the pic. The measurements call for 3 T of gelatin powder and sugar free, having so much less volume than regular, would not allow you to measure this properly.
Rinse your strawberries and cut the tops off. Also remove any bottoms that are on the un-pretty side .
Slice each strawberry in half.
In a small bowl, place your sugar and strawberry gelatin mix.
Add cornstarch in heaping tablespoonfuls. This is a heaping tablespoon
Stir all of that up!
Place water in a sauce pot.
You saucey little thang, you!
Add dry mixture.
Cook on medium to medium high heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching…
Until it begins to look translucent like this actually does if you were seeing it in person rather than through the lens of my camera in my dimly lit dungeon of a kitchen with the 5′ x 8′ food floorspace. ~smiles sweetly~
The man who built this house had a keen eye for miniatures.
I think he was just trying to show this off when he made the kitchen .
Remove this from the heat and allow to cool to room temp. If you want to do this quicker, you can always fill a bowl with ice water and dip the bottom of your sauce pan down in it while you stir. The fridge works as well.
Layer your halved strawberries in the pie crust. Again, this is my homemade mix in the pan pie crust and its easy as…well, easy as pie, of course.
Yes, I’m corny sometimes but in this day and age, corny can be refreshing. Don’t you think?
This picture was just too beautiful to leave out.
I took the filled pie outside and had a nice picture of my strawberries laying in the sun.
When your liquid has cooled, pour over the strawberries, making sure to cover them all.
I couldn’t leave out this photo, either. Isn’t this a beautiful pie?
I was going to make homemade whipped cream but I ended up with a humdinger of a coupon for canned whipped cream and that stuff is SO MUCH fun to play with that I just couldn’t resist! Dollop, squirt, or scoop whipped cream on top and DIVE IN!!
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Ingredients
- 1 C sugar
- 1 C Water
- 3 T strawberry gelatin mix
- 1 Pint Fresh Strawberries
- 3 Heaping Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 pie crust, cooked and cooled (The recipe for my crust may be found here I made a recipe and a half for a bit thicker crust)
Instructions
- Combine sugar, cornstarch, and dry gelatin mix by stirring well. Add water and cook until thick and clear over medium high heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Set aside and let cool. Wash and hull strawberries, cut in half and arrange over pie crust. When filling is cool, pour over strawberries and chill pie until ready to serve. Serve with whipped cream. Think of me when you eat a piece :)
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Ingredients
- 1 C sugar
- 1 C Water
- 3 T strawberry gelatin mix
- 1 Pint Fresh Strawberries
- 3 Heaping Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 pie crust, cooked and cooled (The recipe for my crust may be found here I made a recipe and a half for a bit thicker crust)
Instructions
- Combine sugar, cornstarch, and dry gelatin mix by stirring well. Add water and cook until thick and clear over medium high heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Set aside and let cool. Wash and hull strawberries, cut in half and arrange over pie crust. When filling is cool, pour over strawberries and chill pie until ready to serve. Serve with whipped cream. Think of me when you eat a piece :)
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Posted by Christy Jordan
on Apr 11 2009. Filed under Dessert.
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Thanks Christy … you’re a sweetheart!
You’re not gonna believe this – I just made a strawberry pie too!! Ours are slightly different, but I told you we were separated at birth LOL…
Have a great week!!
You know, the day I made that pie two other friends made a strawberry pie as well!!!
We are definitely all on the same wavelength!!
I’m totally with you on the separated at birth thing! Reckon there is any chance that our natural parents were incredibly rich and we have some inheritance waiting to be claimed ? ~grins~
Gratefully,
Christy
Oh boy! I can remember the Shoney’s Strawberry Pie now! And of course, the Hot Fudge Cake! I just bought 2 quarts of strawberries today. I can’t wait to try this pie.
Thanks, Christy!
Hey Norma!
You know, we still have one in our town. I haven’t been there in ages but we used to LOVE going for weekend brunch or on Wednesday nights when they have the breakfast bar! I need to go again!
When I was in sixth grade, my birthday fell on a school day and Mama and Daddy told me I had a dentist appointment that day and checked me out around lunch. I honestly thought I was going to the dentist but instead, they took me to Shoney’s for lunch
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I always remember the hot fudge cake that day!
Gratefully,
Christy
Wow an easy semi healthy summer treat! Thank you so much! *drools* Even if My Son won’t touch it I will!
Hey, this is one time that picky kids come in handy – more for you!!!
Thank YOU!
Gratefully,
Christy
Lol, picky son and my hubby didn’t want any!! I made two pies, (one was for someone else) I wound up using it as an excuse to go visit some people and had a great evening!
Delicious! This pie looks so good and not hard to make at all!
Strawberries aren’t in season here though, I don’t know if it would work as well with frozen?
If you thawed them and drained them, the texture would be a little different but I bet it would work! I’d be sure to get the frozen whole ones, not the ones sliced and frozen in sugar and juice.
Can’t wait to have you stateside, Su!
Gratefully,
Christy
we’ve been on a strawberry pie kick here lately though after our last one I think we are burnt out for now. haha we make ours differently though, instead of the jello mix we just buy a strawberry glaze that they sell around here. I don’t know if they sell it elsewhere but I could probably just eat the stuff with a spoon. haha :p
I’ve seen that glaze! I have never bought it and primarily because, like you, I’m afraid I would just eat it all up myself!
Gratefully,
Christy
Hi,
this looks fab!
Do you have a recipe that you can use sugar free jello instead of full sugar jello?
Thanks, Puppydogs
You know, I don’t and I really need to find time to adapt this one because I could happily eat the whole thing!
I’m not sure how the cup of sugar in the filling would do with splenda as a replacement but my guess is that it would still gel as long as you used the sugar free gelatin.
Whoever gets to try it first be sure and let us know and if its me you know I’ll report back!!
Gratefully,
Christy
Hello Christy,
You were so kind to mention my new MannersMentor blog in your post! Already SoutherPlate readers have come knocking on my door. You’re right, you do have the nicest blog family ever!
I’m truly honored to partner with you, and I look forward to meeting you on your front porch next week!
Until then…
Blessings,
Maralee
PS: There will be Strawberry Pie on the McKee dinner table Tuesday night! Yummy!
Hey Maralee!!
Aren’t they the best??
I don’t know how I got so lucky but I am not about to question it!
I’m the one who is honored! You’ve already added grace and joy to my life and I am thrilled to know you’re going to be doing the same for my readers!!
Hope you’re having a great weekend, Maralee!
Let me know how you like the Pie!!! I may sneak down there and show up with Mickey to have a slice! hehe
Gratefully,
Christy
I saw this on FB last night. I was just about to come to your website and try to find the recipe and there was your email in my inbox! Thank you for reading my mind! Yummy!
~giggles~
See y’all gotta friend me on facebook so you can get the inside scoop ahead of time! lol
Thank you, Lori!
Gratefully,
Christy
That looks so-o-o good. That’s the same recipe my mom and I use. Is there anywhere around Athens with homegrown strawberries this year? Im waiting for some.
Oh and by the way – we went to Hickory Barn Saturday. Delicious as always! My son had to have the Mississippi Mud cake (after he ate a 1/2 slab by himself) He took a bite of cake and said “oh, I wish I could marry this cake!”
Hey! I usually get mine at Isom’s when they come in. Right now we’re left with Wally World and Publix though. When Isoms brings ‘em, they’ll put a big old sign out at the road and you need to get at least twice what you need so you can eat as many as you want on the way home
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YAY! Your son is SO PRECIOUS! My son said the same thing about something I cooked once. I can’t remember what it was but I put it on Southern Plate! I’m so glad you liked it!! AND you have the recipe! hehe
Gratefully,
Christy
Hey Christy,
This pie looks WONDERFUL, I wonder if you could substitute the fruit and gelatin flavors to make a different one, I happen to love fresh peach pie, and I bet we could make that using this recipe.
Robert, I think a peach pie made like this would be absolutely divine. Divine, Divine, Divine, Divine, DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So you’d best be saving me a slice!!!
Gratefully,
Christy
Hi Christy!
That pie looks great! I really like the word you used to describe it too “gorgemous”. Is it something you invented or has it been in your family for years. lol. I have a word we use “beautimous” We have been using it for years in our family.
Sometimes you have to just get special about the description. I love that you are putting quotes on them now.
My daughter is looking for some healthy recipes as she is trying to lose weight for her health. Do you have any suggestions? Check out her blog and maybe that will give you an idea of what she is doing: http://thenewkama.blogspot.com
Thanks
Good Morning Christy…
I just happen to have some fresh strawberry’s and I’ll tell ya right now that berry pies are my all time favorite deserts, although the pecan pie mini muffins are not far behind.
Thanks for this recipe…. I used to make a Flan pan desert very similar to this recipe, except I used another product called (danish desert)in place of the jello, which is hard to find so the jello will be another life saver for me when I want to make my Flan Pan desert again…
Have a wonderful week….
Take time to smell the Roses if you can. If not, have a nice big glass of your Iced Coffee (I Love that recipe also) and just enjoy your Blessed Life!!
Linda in Louisiana
I am going to make this pie for Easter dinner; it looks so good! I think I may even experiment with other fruits (blackberries were on sale this week).
This is the same recipe I have used for years although the heaping tablespoon thing always makes me nervous that I will overdo it. Ain’t it good though? Just might have to do one of these to go with the Easter Bunny cake.
I am soo happy to see this post Christy. I love this pie and lost my recipe for it a long time ago. I’m pretty sure I made it with sugar free jello and it turned out. But I haven’t made this pie in probably four or five years so it’s hard to remember.
I have a similar recipe except it uses 7-up and a whole box of jello! Mmmm! I have used sugar free jello with great success (of course, I’m using the whole box so there is no measuring involved). My favorite dessert!
So, I’ve never had strawberry pie before – but this looks amazing!
Hi Christy!
Thanks for this recipe… can’t wait to try it! I remember having wonderful strawberry pies as a youngster that had this wonderfully no-way-its-natural red gel for the filling. I tried it the other day and was in for a shock… it no longer tastes good! It was very chemically (is that a word?) tasting. *very disappointed face* SO.. now I GOTTA try yours!
Keep up the good work girl! I love having emails appear from you in my inbox…
J
I made this already and it was a hit! I made two and shared with the in laws, who are having a pretty rough week. It really brightened their evening!
My in-laws just came back from Gulf Shores and brought us a huge pan of strawberries … now I know what to do with them!
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oh dear. Not only will my Friday night NOW consist of this strawberry pie making but i clicked on that OTHER link, i’m also going to be making that lime pie one too!!
chunkily yours,
Amber
(p.s.- i’d also like to point out that my previous plans this evening were to go country dancing, but am now JUST as excited to be doing this instead…I chalk this up to NOT being old but instead, excited about your blog!
Oh, this looks so yummy. Our strawberry plants are starting to get flowers on them, which means I’ll have lots of yummy strawberries very soon!
The sad thing is that my five year old can’t have it due to the artificial coloring in the Jello. Any ideas of something I could substitute for the Jello? Would strawberry preserves work? I just hate to make things that he can’t have. Makes me feel like a bad momma.
Ooh, I wonder…
A blackberry pie made in a similar way to this pie? Yummy!
I made this today for Easter dinner. It turned out really good. I didn’t read where you did a crust and a half, so I will definitely do that next time. Crust was a little on the thin side but still great. Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe!
I had the opposite problem! I did increase the crust recipe by half and it came out too thick in some spots! Maybe I should have tried to push it up higher on the sides and make a fluted edge, but that was too much trouble! My pie pan is also glass so maybe that affected the outcome. The crust was kind of mealy rather than flakey. Not bad, just not what I was expecting. The filling was very good.
Christy, I made the fresh strawberry pie for Easter and it was a big hit! I have to tell you my “kitchen mishap” story (I intend to write a book one day on MY kitchen mishaps!). I bought two Mrs. Smith’s deep dish pie shells and baked them as instructed. When I was removing them from the oven, one of those little boogers slipped off my slick cookie sheet and plopped upside down on the kitchen floor! And while juggling the cookie sheet to try and save it, almost lost the second one! Well, I live about 10 miles round trip from a grocery store and wasn’t going back to town, so I made your “make in a pie pan” shell. I served my Mrs. Smith pie shell first cause I wasn’t sure how my pie crust turned out… I’m not the greatest at pie shells… that’s why me and Mrs. Smith are real close! The entire pie was eaten and I was secretly glad that I didn’t have to serve the other one cause I have company coming in a couple of days and hope I can serve the pie to them! Also, made a key lime cake and it was a big hit! Love your recipes and commentaries! Wish you the very best in LA and with Kraft… who knows, we may see you in TV one day!
omgosh I made this today, everyone LOVED it, I used my own pie crust recipe but everything else was the same. YUMMY!! I had to blog about it
I left a link to your blog too, thanks SO much for all your fab recipes, Carm
Christy,
The thing I love about your site is that it is REAL southern food… the stuff I grew up with, anyway, in the rural south. You stay true to it, right down to the bowl you serve your banana pudding in… yes, you can see the layers in a trifle dish, but real southerners always put it in a bowl or even Tupperware!
Paula Dean is great… but anyone who wants to sample the most authentic rural southeastern food you can get, I would direct to your site.
Love your sense of humor and positive attitude too.
PS tried the cold coffee, awesome, THANKS for this recipe!
-Helen
I made this last week and followed the directions exactly. My problem is that it never thickened. The strawberry soup was great…but I’d love to have the real thing. Any suggestions you can give?
Hi Christy! Thank you for this recipe! I made it for Easter and it was delicious! It will now be an Easter tradition at our house! And we loved the crust!
Well, I tried this again last night and it “worked”! I bought a new box of cornstarch b/c the other had been in my cabinet for a while. I think that was the issue! The pie is delicious with the fresh strawberries I brought back from vacation. Thanks for the great recipes!
I picked some fresh strawberries today from a nearby farm. It was the first day of their season and I had to make this pie. It is cooling in the frig now. Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for all the great recipes!!
I made this pie for Easter at my in-laws house and it was fabulous! Everyone loved it. Thanks for the great recipe!
I was just wondering if anyone has tried this pie with a graham cracker crust? I really seem to prefer those over regular crust. Am currently in the midst of a crazy strawberry kick right now, so this is great!
I saw this recipe and I love strawberries. I had some in the fridge, grabbed some jello mix, and well, that was the easiest pie I’ve ever made! And it is soooooooooo yummy!!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!! I love it!!
Ok, I am making this today. With the corn casserole. Maybe I should take pictures, lol You just inspire me girl
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Christy,
I love all of your wonderful recipes!! I’m a fourth generation southern girl and I grew up eating all these wonderful foods. My mom was the ultimate southern farm girl. Sadly, she passed away before I got married and had a need to learn the basics of preparing a good southern meal. I’m go glad I found your website!! This week I’ve made your delicious country fried steak and gravy (my husband’s new favorite meal), fresh strawberry pie (my personal favorite) and seasoned my cast iron skillet…all of which I learned from Southern Plate. I know my mom is smiling in heaven as she has watched me in the kitchen this week.
Thanks again for all the wonderful recipes with photos. I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Blessings to you,
Susan from Georgia
Have you ever tried putting a custard in the pastry bottom before the strawberries – absolutely scrummy!
I followed the links and have joined the other “foodie-website” as well. I hope that this is OK? and not thought of as deserting (or should I say dessert -ing )my post as ambassador…lol
I just made this pie last night for my husband as a surprise. He loved it!!! I used the easy pie crust in the pan that you have as well. This will be my new staple no more store bought crust for us. He liked the whole meal so much that he cleaned the kitchen. I made the Chicken and Dumplings also. Thank you so much for giving me the boost that made me want to try new recipes again.
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Oh my goodness that pie was amazing! It was our turn to make treats for Bible Study last night and wouldn’t you know that pie was gone before the last three people even showed up! All they got to see was a very empty pie pan. Thank you for the recipe
YUMMY!!!! I’m going to experiment with your pie crust and then try the glaze with sugar free jello since I’m diabetic. The strawberries I’ve bought so far this year have been so good, as have other fruits – dark sweet cherries, especially. I have a tough time rationing them to the amount I can have – I LOVE fresh fruit!! Lots of ideas for experimenting with this recipe!! Love ya, Christie!!!!
Recipe for sugar-free fruit pies (strawberry, peach, blueberry, whatever)
Baked pie crust, 4 C. fruit, 2 C. water, 1 sm box sugar-free COOK AND SERVE (not instant) vanilla pudding, 1 sm box sugar-free strawberry (or peach or blueberry) Jello…. Cook pudding mix and water in microwave for 3 minutes or until boiling. Stir with wisk. Cook again 3 more min. Add box of Jello. Stir until Jello dissolves. Set aside to cool. Put strawberries in pie crust. Pour cooled mixture over strawberries & refrigerate for 2 hrs. Serve with fat-free Cool Whip. Delicious and NEVER FAIL. Love the strawberry, but I had already made about 5 peach pies this summer!
Do you think there is a way to do this without the cornstarch? My son loves strawberries, but has a severe allergy to anything CORN! He is also allergic to turkey and oats, so that makes it very hard for him at Thanksgiving! Before we found out about his allergies, his favorite cookie was Oatmeal Raisin.
I love your recipes because it is so easy to change out the vegetables since you use corn in many of them. Please keep the reipes coming, you are truly a gift from God!
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Hi Christy, I have been trying to find a Strawberry Pie like I used to get at Shoney’s. I loved Shoney’s, and went there all the time. Loved their Strawberry Pie. But we do not have a Shoney’s anymore. I wanted a recipe, to see if I could make one as good. for Easter. Then i saw this one, and I think this is IT! I am going to make it for Easter Sunday. I am also going to try to make one with Splenda. Hope it turns out to be Great. Thank You, for so many Great Recipes, Humor. Can hardly wait to see what is next.
I made this yesterday morning before Church and it was good and cold for Easter lunch. My nephew has always LOVED Shoney’s strawberry pie and he said this was just as good, if not better. Everyone loved it. Thanks for this recipe.